Attention Fujitsu Network Flashwave 9500 users! We have just received a shipment of new/surplus, FC9565TBA1, 10Gbps Transponder. They have a HECI or CLEI code: WOWUAKV. For more details on the Fujitsu Flashwave 9500 platform. Do you have surplus Flashwave 9500 available for sale? We are always looking to buy. Right now, we have a need […]
Cisco Systems, Inc. reported its second quarter results after the market closed on Wednesday. They beat analyst expectations with sales of $11.6 billion sale ($50 million better). This was a drop from $11.8B in the year ago period. They also beat on the bottom line with net income of $2.35 billion, or 47 cents per […]
Nokia Corporation this morning released 2016Q4 and full year 2016 financial results. Net sales were down from last year, with Non-IFRS net sales in Q4 2016 of EUR 6.7bn. This compares with the year-ago quarter, when non-IFRS net sales would have been EUR 7.7bn on a comparable combined company basis. Earnings still surprised to the […]
Cablevisión Argentina announced that they will be deploying Ciena’s 6500 converged packet optical platform to meet the surging demands for high-speed internet and video offerings including IPTV. The network will also be used by Fibertel, Cablevisión Argentina’s ISP. The 6500 solution will provide 200G bandwidth, with the ability to scale to 400G as may be […]
Nortel Networks and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp have reached an agreement. This may finally pave the way to end its eight years in bankruptcy. A trial had been set for January over the pension insurer’s claims against Nortel. Nortel’s pension plan ended in 2009 with 22,000 participants. According to court papers filed yesterday, […]
All Canadians should have access to high-speed Internet, according to the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission), setting ambitious targets for speeds. They also set up a $750-million (over five years) fund to expand broadband services to remote regions. Earlier today, the CRTC announced that broadband Internet with download speeds of at least 50 megabits […]
AT&T implemented a multi-vendor Open ROADM in the Dallas-area. Telecommunication providers have been encouraging (forcing?) the development of Open hardware platforms. Open hardware specs allow mixing ROADMs from different vendors in major metro areas. This commoditizes the ROADM, and provides significant price negotiating leverage over hardware vendors. As recently revealed in a blog by Andre […]
The 37th Annual York Region Rotary TV Auction will be broadcast live on Rogers TV York on Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday December 4th, 2016. Some of the auction advantages: Get really great deals Enjoy the excitement of competing with others in a live auction Shop from the comfort of your home Find many unique […]
TruePulse’s website is finally back up and running after a malware attack to our server. We have not been alone facing internet security problems recently. On October 21, a major DDoS (Distributed denial of service) attack on key domain name servers knocked out many top websites. Not to mention rampant ransomware… According to an AT&T […]
AT&T has reportedly agreed to buy Time Warner for $80 billion dollars. The formal announcement may come as early as later today. The combined companies would form a telecommunication and media colossus. Consolidation in the telecom space continues. How does this make the “mom-and-pop” independent telcos and cablecos feel! For more merger details, see http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084